Maculabatis macrura

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Maculabatis
Species:
M. macrura
Binomial name
Maculabatis macrura
(Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Trygon macrurusBleeker, 1852
  • Himantura macrura(Bleeker, 1852)

Maculabatis macrura is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Bleeker, P. (1852). Bijdrage tot de kennis der Plagiostomen van den Indischen Archipel. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 24 (art. 12): 1-92, Pls. 1-4.
  2. "Maculabatis macrura | Shark-References".